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The Mizoram government will impose a complete ban on firecrackers and other fireworks during Christmas and New Year celebrations, an official said on Wednesday. Mizoram, a Christian-majority state, is preparing for a grand celebration of the two events. A meeting of senior officials and leaders...
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Akbaruddin Owaisi
A case was registered against All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader and MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi in Hyderabad on Wednesday for allegedly threatening and obstructing a police official from performing official duty, during the legislator's election campaign, the police said. Akbaruddin...
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The Jharkhand government has planned to airlift workers belonging to the state who were among the 41 people trapped in the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand after their rescue. There are around 15 workers from Jharkhand trapped in the tunnel. An official from the Jharkhand labour department...
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Ahead of the November 25 assembly polls in Rajasthan, the Election Commission on Wednesday issued two show-cause notices to the Congress state unit over its advertisements -- one claiming a wave in its favour and another asking people to give missed calls to avail benefits of its poll...
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Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala assembly VD Satheesan on Wednesday flayed Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remarks regarding the assault on the Youth Congress activists who waved black flags at him and called him a criminal. As Vijayan's cabinet colleagues justified his remark that DYFI...
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A five-member delegation of foreign diplomats is set to visit Rajasthan's Jaipur on November 22 and 23 as a part of the 'Know BJP' initiative launched by the party's national president on the 42nd foundation day of the Bharatiya Janata Party, an official statement by the BJP said. The foreign...
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The official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs issued the following response to media queries on reports of discussions between India and USA on security matters: 'During the course of recent discussions on India-US security cooperation, the US side shared some inputs pertaining...
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Pakistan has applied for membership in the BRICS grouping and sought Russia's support, the country's envoy to Moscow Muhammad Khalid Jamali has said. Pakistan has filed an application to join the BRICS group of nations in 2024 and is counting on Russia's assistance during the membership process,...
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A 24-year-old man allegedly ended life in Maharashtra's Latur district on Wednesday morning over the Maratha quota issue, police said. Kiran Yuvraj Solunkhe, resident of Sawangira village in Nilanga tehsil, allegedly hanged himself from a tree in the family's sugarcane field around 9 am, said a...
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The Muslim parent of a Class 7 girl student on Wednesday alleged that a woman teacher at a government high school, where his child studied, harassed her by asking whether she ate beef. In the class, the child was tasked to clean the shoes of other students using her parda and was tormented this...
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A 41-bed hospital was readied on Wednesday at the Community Health Centre in Chinyalisaur in this district for the care of 41 trapped labourers after they are evacuated from the Silkyara tunnel. Rescue efforts at the tunnel gained momentum on Wednesday with the American auger machine resuming...
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As heavy rains continued to lash several parts of Kerala, the India meteorological department on Wednesday issued a red alert for Pathanamthitta district of the state. The IMD also issued an orange alert for the day in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram and Idukki. It also issued a yellow...
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Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Wednesday issued a statement summoning a two-day session of the state assembly starting from November 28. According to the statement issued by the Punjab Vidhan Sabha secretariat, the governor summoned the fifth session of the 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha at 2...
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Just in: National Disaster Response Force personnel entered the Silkyara tunnel in Uttarkhand as the operation to rescue 41 trapped workers has intensified. More details soon. --ANI
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The JD-S on Wednesday lodged a complaint against the 'Congress miscreants' who put up posters against the party's second-in-command H D Kumaraswamy in several parts of Bengaluru. The JD-S city unit president H M Ramesh Gowda, former MLC Chowda Reddy Thoopalli, and party's legal cell president A...
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The Election Commission on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to the president of Rajasthan Congress for allegedly camouflaging political advertisements in newspapers as news reports.It asked state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra to respond to the notice by 3 pm on Thursday.'...in the...
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The Indian Coast Guard apprehended a Pakistani fishing boat with 13 crew members for intruding the Indian waters near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) off the Gujarat coast.These Pakistani fishermen and the boat are being brought to Okha harbour in Devbhumi Dwarka district for a...
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A Class 4 student of a government-run school in Odisha's Jajpur district died when a teacher allegedly forced him to do sit-ups on Tuesday.Rudra Narayan Sethy was a student of Surya Narayan Nodal Upper Primary School at Orali. On Tuesday the 10-year-old student was seen playing with four fellow...
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Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
America has thwarted a plot to kill a Sikh extremist in the US, and warned India that its government may have been involved in it, reports the Financial Times. FT has also identified the target of the failed plot: Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, founder of the banned Sikhs For Justice who recently...
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Two Army personnel were killed during an encounter between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said.The fierce gunfight was underway as two terrorists were trapped at the site, they said.The encounter broke out between terrorists and...
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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has called a meeting with representatives of social media platforms on the issue of deepfakes on Thursday, according to a source.The move comes amid concerns over misuse of technology and the government's firm resolve to push digital platforms to crack down on...
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The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed news portal The Wire to take down an alleged defamatory article casting aspersions on chief secretary Naresh Kumar in relation to the Bamnoli land acquisition matter. In an interim order, Justice Sachin Datta granted ad-interim injunction in favour of...
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Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty eked out marginal gains to settle in the positive zone after a highly volatile trade on Wednesday, helped by buying in index majors Infosys, ITC and Reliance Industries. However, the rise in stocks was restricted amid unabated foreign fund outflows from the...
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Ahmedabad to watch a cricket match hoping to claim a bit of credit if India won, but did not visit the violence-hit Manipur as there was a crisis. Addressing a rally in Shahpura in Rajasthan's...
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A wounded Palestinian man is rushed to hospital. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
Israel's President Isaac Herzog released a statement about the planned deal for the release of about 50 Israeli women and children hostages held in Gaza. The deal, reportedly, includes a cease-fire agreement lasting at least four days. President Herzog acknowledged the reservations people have...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hit out at the Congress leadership, accusing it of indulging in 'dynastic' politics and said that the grand old party strives to 'punish' its leader Sachin Pilot for his father's revolt against high command in 1996.Addressing a public rally in Bhilwara's...
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Punjab Police on Wednesday claimed to have averted planned targeted killings in the state with the arrest of three members linked to an ISI-controlled Pakistan-based terror module. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said three .30 bore pistols and five .32 bore pistols were recovered...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said a caste census will be conducted in Rajasthan if his party retains power in the state. Addressing a rally in poll-bound Rajasthan's Dholpur, Gandhi slammed the introduction of the Agnipath scheme, saying it has shattered the dreams of lakhs of...
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264 hours after the 41 workers were trapped after a tunnel collapsed at Slikyara in Uttarkashi, rescue operations continue. Officials supervising the rescue operation believe they are close to making a critical breakthrough.Additional Secretary Technical, Road and Transport Mahmood Ahmed said on...
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An ambulance carrying harvested lungs from a hospital near Pune met with an accident on its way to the city airport, but quick action by a surgeon and his medical team saved the life of a patient in Chennai, where the lung transplant surgery was successfully performed hours later. The incident...
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India resumes e-visa services to Canadian nationals.India and Canada are embroiled in a diplomatic row over the killing of Khalistani separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June.The row erupted following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations of a potential involvement of Indian...
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A war of words has erupted in Madhya Pradesh over Rahul Gandhi's 'PM means Panauti Modi' remark with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hitting back at the Congress leader, calling him slow-witted. Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, however, defended Gandhi over the use of the word. At an...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed the ruling Congress government in Rajasthan over a number of issues and added that it is his prophecy that not only this time but the Ashok Gehlot-led government will never be formed in the state.Today, taking the blessings of Mavji Maharaj Ji, I...
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OpenAI today announced that it has reached an agreement for Sam Altman to return as CEO with a new board. We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo, the company said in a post on...
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Over 4000 children have been killed in this war. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
Elon Musk has announced that his X Corp will donate all revenue the social media platform generates from advertisements and subscriptions associated with the war in Gaza to hospitals in Israel as well as to the Red Cross/Crescent in Gaza. Musk announced his intent to donate the revenue in an X...
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Srinagar city recorded the coldest night of this season as the minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across Kashmir, officials said here on Wednesday. Fog engulfed the valley in the morning hours, disrupting incoming air traffic to Srinagar international airport. However, normal...
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A wounded Palestinian girl. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday morning said he welcomed the deal to accept a ceasefire in return for 50 hostage held by the Hamas militant group, sharing his gratitude to the acceptance of a ceasefire. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement on...
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An Uttarakhand policeman, the first to reach the site of the collapsed Sikyara tunnel, said he had inspected the under-construction tunnel last month and the work was going well. Posted at Genwala Police Post under Dharasu Police Station in Uttarkashi district, Head Constable Suresh Kumar told...
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Location has been identified for vertical drilling to bring out 41 workers trapped inside Silkyara Tunnel, 11 days after the underconstruction structure collapsed.As per the Director of National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL), Anshu Manish Khulko, The location for...
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Palestinians mourn killings. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters
Qatar has confirmed an agreement for a cease-fire and swap between Israel and Hamas, saying the start time will be announced in the next 24 hours and that it will last for four days. The statement early Wednesday morning from Qatar's Foreign Ministry described the talks that produced the...
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Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is all set to hold the virtual G20 Leaders' Summit on Wednesday evening that will witness a major gathering of world leaders.Leaders of all G20 members, including the Chair of the African Union, as well as nine guest countries and...
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In order to prevent grain shortages and to restore Israel's agriculture, Israel's Ministry of Agriculture allocated 9 million Shekels (USD 2.5 million) for sowing and harvesting wheat for silage and hay intended for non-living food (fodder). This is because, following the directives of the...
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A Palestinian man sits with a wounded child. Mohammed Salem/Reuters
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issued a statement on Wednesday, confirming the release of roughly 50 hostages abducted by the Hamas terror group in Gaza during the October 7 attack, reported The Times of Israel. However, the statement did not specify how ministers voted on...
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Israeli hostages with the Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the country will continue its war with Hamas even after the pause to return our hostages, until Israel achieves all its war aims. Netanyahu made these remarks on Tuesday ahead of an expected Cabinet vote on a ceasefire proposal. While this...
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The drinking water tank at the Panchayat Union Middle School in Tiruvanthavar, in the district was not contaminated with faeces but a rotten egg -- probably dropped by a bird -- found in it, Kancheepuram district collector Kalaiselvi Mohan said on Tuesday. The foul smell that emanated from the...
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An FIR has been registered on the charge of molestation against a local Shiv Sena-UBT functionary and three others during a clash between two factions of the party at Shivaji Park recently, a Mumbai police official said on Tuesday. No arrest has been made so far. Members of the factions led by...
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North Korea on Tuesday launched a rocket with its first spy satellite, The New York Times reported. South Korea said this was an attempt by North Korea to put its first military reconnaissance satellite in orbit, this time with technological help from Russia. The rocket flew to the south over...
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PM Narendra Modi being felicitated by BJP national vice president Vasundhara Raje during a public meeting in Rajasthan/'ANI
Ahead of polling in Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje shared the stage at an election rally on Tuesday with many seeing it as an attempt to send out a message that everything was fine between her and the BJP high command. This was the first rally...
